Duke Ellington

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Duke Ellington

Acting April 29, 1899

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was b…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

7.8 1959 Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8 1968 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5 1957 TV Show
Bambi

Bambi

9.0 1948 TV Show
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

8.0 1972 TV Show
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

6.2 1956 TV Show
Discorama

Discorama

8.0 1959 TV Show
Paris Blues

Paris Blues

6.5 1961 Movie

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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

    Movie Music

  2. 2024
    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2024
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2024
    Steve e il Duca

    Movie Self (archival)

  5. 2022
    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2021
    Duke Ellington in Isfahan

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2019
    The Apollo

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2019
    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    Movie Self - Musician (archive footage)

  9. 2019
    Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

    Movie Himself

  10. 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2014
    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2014
    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

    Movie Self

  13. 2014
    Concerto Ellington-Marsalis

    Movie Music

  14. 2012
    So Long

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2010
    The Bankbus

    Movie Music

  16. 2008
    Jazz Evolution

    Movie Self - Piano

More credits
  1. 2007
    Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

    Movie Self - Piano

  2. 2007
    Alice Babs - Swing It!

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  3. 2005
    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Movie Himself

  4. 2005
    Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

    Movie Self

  5. 2004
    Parkinson

    TV show Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)

  6. 2004
    The Story Of The Blues

    Movie Self

  7. 2004
    Improvisation

    Movie Self

  8. 2004
    The Harlem Renaissance

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2003
    Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

    Movie Self

  10. 2003
    Piano Blues

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2003
    The Intimate Duke Ellington

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2001
    Jazz

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  14. 2000
    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

    Movie Self

  15. 1997
    Nutcracker Sweeties

    Movie Music

  16. 1991
    The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

    Movie

  17. 1991
    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    Movie Self

  18. 1988
    Sand Dance

    Movie Music

  19. 1987
    Misanthrope

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1987
    Moments without Proper Names

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  21. 1982
    Sophisticated Ladies

    Movie Musical

  22. 1978
    The War of the Infras

    Movie Music

  23. 1977
    The Turning Point

    Movie Music

  24. 1975
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Movie Self (archive footage)